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Council Tax - report a change in circumstances

If you move house it is important that you tell us as soon as possible. If your moving date is within the next 21 days, we will process your form as soon as we can. If not, we will hold onto the information and process it within 21 days prior to your move.

If you are looking to add or remove someone from your Council Tax, the person who is moving needs to report it. 

You can also report other changes in circumstances, such as name change or correspondence mailing address.

Please fill in the correct form:

View Council Tax privacy notice (PDF 152KB).

If you own or rent a property which is not occupied as your main residence, such as a holiday home or a property closer to work, you may apply to have it classified as a second home.

If your property is empty, we may grant a discount for a limited period, depending on its status, and if it is actively marketed for sale or rent. A previous owner or occupier's use of the property may affect how much discount you get (provided that the last date of occupation was for a period of 3 months or more).

Moving into Aberdeenshire

Please use this form if you:

  • are moving into Aberdeenshire from another area
  • were not responsible for Council Tax at your old house (for example if you lived with your parents)

To complete this form you will need the address and postcode of your new property and details of the sellers or agents. If you wish to pay by direct debit you will need your bank details as well.

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Tell us you are moving into Aberdeenshire 

Moving within Aberdeenshire

If you are responsible for Council Tax and are moving from one Aberdeenshire address to another, you should use this form.

To complete this form you will need the address and postcode of both properties and details of the buyers, sellers or agents. If you wish to pay by direct debit you will need your bank details as well.

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Tell us you are moving within Aberdeenshire

Moving out of Aberdeenshire

Please use this form if you:

  • are moving out of Aberdeenshire
  • will no longer be responsible for Council Tax at your new home (for example if you move back in with your parents)

To complete this form you will need the address and postcode of the property you are leaving and details of the sellers or agents. Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

After you fill in the form, we will check the payments that you already made. If there is any outstanding balance we will send you a bill. You must pay this within one month, as a single lump sum.

Tell us you are moving out of Aberdeenshire

Landlords and letting agents

Landlords or letting agents have a legal obligation to report any change of tenancy at a property. Report a change of tenancy to make sure charges or discounts are correct.

To complete this form you will need the tenant’s names and tenancy start and end dates. Completing this form takes around 5 minutes.

If you are completing this form on behalf of a landlord please note that you should enter only the landlord's details, not your own. You will need to enter at least a company name for the landlord or an individual’s name for the landlord.

Landlord reporting a change of tenancy

Report other changes in circumstances

To report any other change in circumstances such as name change or correspondence mailing address please email council.tax@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.